Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/kɪ́-

This Proto-Bantu entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Bantu

Prefix

*kɪ́-

1. Class 7 pronominal concord.
2. Class 7 subject concord.
3. Class 7 object concord.

Descendants

• Northeast Bantu:
  • Thagiicu:
    • Kikuyu (E51): kĩ-/gĩ-
  • Northeast Coast Bantu:
    • Swahili (G42): ki-
  • Great Lakes Bantu:
    • Luganda (J15): ki-
    • Tooro (J12): ki-
• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni: *sí-
    • Northern Ndebele: si-
    • Phuthi: si-
    • Swazi: si-
    • Xhosa: si-
    • Zulu: si-
  • Sotho-Tswana:
    • Sotho (S33): se-